The families of victims who were sexually abused by killer David Fuller are taking the government to court and calling for a public inquiry into his crimes.

Dozens of families have instructed solicitors representing them to start Judicial Review proceedings into the necrophiliac's crimes, which would see a full judge-led inquiry, public sessions and the power to call witnesses.

Fuller, 67, was jailed for life for the murders of Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce in Tunbridge Wells in 1987.

But it was also discovered the former electrician had been raping and sexually assaulting more than 100 corpses in hospital mortuaries around Kent.

Sir Jonathan Michael was appointed by the Health Secretary Sajid Javid to lead an inquiry into how Fuller could have been able to perpetrate such offensive crimes and for such a long period without discovery, and whether there were safety implications for mortuaries at other hospitals across the country.

However, the families of many victims believe the inquiry as it stands is "not independent".

Neves Kemal, mother of Azra Kemal who died in Kent and was one of Fuller's victims, is one of many families supporting the decision.

Sallie Booth, a partner at Irwin Mitchell representing Ms Kemal and other families, said: “The families of the victims we represent strongly feel that the inquiry as it stands is not independent and does not have the power to properly look into at all of the evidence.

"A full statutory public inquiry is needed to get to the truth of what happened and why he was not prevented from carrying out his crimes and for so long.

"The application for judicial review is the next step in achieving this which we believe is the only way that our clients will feel that their voices have been heard properly and that justice has been done.”

During Kent Police's investigation into the deaths of Ms Knell and Ms Pierce they discovered evidence of Fuller abusing at least 102 bodies in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells mortuaries.

The youngest victim was just nine-years-old, while his oldest victim was 100.

It was revealed earlier this week the depraved Fuller is expected 'to be charged with more offences' in the coming weeks, linking him with other cases.